2016 MINI JCW Power Train Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Power Train Issues in the 2016 MINI JCW
1 power train complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 MINI JCW. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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All Power Train Complaints
OUR 2016 MINI COOPER JCW WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE IT FAILED TO STOP, AND, IN FACT SEEMED TO ACCELERATE. A PREVIOUS VERSION WE OWNED DID THE SAME THING, SEVERAL YEARS AGO. A FEW DAYS AFTER THIS ACCIDENT, AN ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE NATIONAL MEDIA, DESCRIBING A SIMILAR ACCIDENT IN NEW YORK. IN THAT INSTANCE, THE CAR STRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN BY THE ACTOR [XXX] , WHICH WAS WHY IT RECEIVED SO MUCH NATIONAL ATTENTION. OUR VEHICLE SUFFERED $7000 IN DAMAGE. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYED, AND IT WAS MOVING AT LESS THAN 5 MILES AN HOUR. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF FEET GETTING CAUGHT IN THE PEDALS (WE HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION). HAVING HAD TWO SIMILAR ACCIDENTS, I HAVE CONCLUDED THERE IS EITHER A PROBLEM WITH THE FOOT PEDAL LOCATIONS, OR A PROPENSITY FOR UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION. BECAUSE SO FEW OF THESE MINI JCW PERFORMANCE MODELS ARE SOLD, IT?S...